Image of Ipnops

Description:

Description: A fish that has been rarely photographed. I. agassizi (shaloower than 2000 m) and I. meadi (deeper than 3500 m) are found in the Indian Ocean. It is not possible to identify this specimen to species level because the image resolution isn't high enough.
Item Type: Image
Title: Ipnops sp.
Copyright: SERPENT
Species: Ipnops sp.
Behaviour: Seems to be undisturbed by the presence of the ROV
Site: Indian -- Indian Ocean -- East Africa -- Mzia-3
Site Description: Seafloor
Depth (m): 1770
Countries: East Africa -- Tanzania
Rig: Deep Sea Metro I
Project Partners: BG Group, Oceaneering
ROV: Millennium 113
Deposited By: Dr Andrew Gates
Deposited On: 07 October 2015